flown missionFailure

Antares 130 | Cygnus CRS Orb-3 (S.S. Deke Slayton)

Orbital Sciences CorporationLaunch Area 0 A — Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USAOct 28, 2014, 22:22 UTC

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

mission

Name: Cygnus CRS Orb-3 (S.S. Deke Slayton)
Type: Resupply
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

This was supposed to be the fourth Cygnus cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station, but resulted in the Antares rocket exploding seconds after liftoff.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Oct 28, 2014, 22:22 UTC
Window opens: Oct 28, 2014, 22:22 UTC
Window closes: Oct 28, 2014, 22:22 UTC
Last updated: Sep 14, 2025, 22:04 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Antares 130
Family: Antares
Variant: 130
Provider: Orbital Sciences Corporation
Type: Commercial
Country: USA

webcasts

Antares Orb-3 Launch Explosion

launch site

Pad: Launch Area 0 A
Location: Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 37.8337, -75.4881